Notes for bash - reproducible builds result

Version annotated: 4.3-14
Identified issues:
Identifier: records_build_flags
Description Records $CFLAGS, which vary intentionally due to the «-fdebug-prefix-map=${BUILDPATH}=.»,
«-ffile-prefix-map=${BUILDPATH}=.» or «-fmacro-prefix-map=${BUILDPATH}=.» flags.
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We have a patch pending to GCC to fix this issue centrally:
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https://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc-patches/2016-11/msg00182.html
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Though the patch is currently unlikely to be merged. If/when this
is accepted, this issue should be fixed for all packages and you
should not need to fix it specifically in your package.
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There is also a work-in-progress patch to dpkg that could address this issue:
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https://bugs.debian.org/985553
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For more background information see:
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• https://alioth-lists.debian.net/pipermail/reproducible-builds/Week-of-Mon-20160822/006788.html
• https://alioth-lists.debian.net/pipermail/reproducible-builds/Week-of-Mon-20160905/006984.html
• https://alioth-lists.debian.net/pipermail/reproducible-builds/Week-of-Mon-20160912/007076.html
Identifier: random_id_in_pdf_generated_by_dblatex
URL http://tug.org/pipermail/tex-live/2017-June/040398.html
Description eg.
/ID [<1ebdbec86dcab3e39cf225470b799ae8> <1ebdbec86dcab3e39cf225470b799ae8>]
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Not caused by build path nor by the minute used to build at least.
Intermediate "--tempdir=docbuild" has no differences.
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ID is varying because texlive generates it based on the build path, see also
pdf_id_varying_due_to_build_path issue.
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(This might be tagged the same as random_order_of_pdf_ids_generated_by_latex)
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(Or http://sources.debian.net/src/texlive-bin/latest/texk/web2c/pdftexdir/pdftex.web/#L20122-L20129)
Comments: Uses a private copy of man2html.
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Included header file (/usr/include/bash/config.h) varies depending on the kernel version.
https://sources.debian.net/src/bash/latest/configure.ac/#L1088
 

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